I want to see the new Robocop movie and The Lego Movie, but I generally wait to watch movies until after they come out on Blu-Ray. I personally don't let "how many people wanted to and were able to go see the movie at the theater" determine whether or not I'll enjoy it. But if being in agreement with whoever the fark those people are is important to you, okay.

This is not be a bummer, but I've been hit with Sudden Onset Hearing Loss just this past week. I've gone deaf in one ear. Other ear is fine, but the deaf ear is just solid tinnitus. They have prescribed a heavy regimen of prednisone for the next two weeks and the hope is that will restore it. Problem is right now the cause is unknown. It usually is some kind of viral infection of the cochlea, but I have an MRI scheduled also.

Why do I point this out? Because I really want to see The Lego Movie, but I'm a) disappointed that I won't get the full theater sound experience and b) a little concerned now about whether I should consider earplugs from now on when going to a movie since the volume is always extremely loud.

Liam Neeson had the line "Release the copper choppers". Not quite as direct a reference, but the adults I was around picked up on it.

I'll just have to watch it again, then.

Although it's both awesome and sad that the LEGO Movie has more depth and layers to it than 90% of 'grown up' movies.

I friggin loved the Lego movie. I still collect LEGOs occasionally, but even then I wasn't expecting the movie to be as good as it was. Nor was I expecting Will Ferrell to be a caricature of myself when it comes to my collection vs my kids collection. Nor was I expecting that there were many more just like me, judging by the uncomfortable laughter in the audience during that scene.

RoyFokker'sGhost:Although it's both awesome and sad that the LEGO Movie has more depth and layers to it than 90% of 'grown up' movies.

It confirms my suspicion that the best dramatic writers, editors, producers, etc. have all left cinema for television.

Think about it... dramatic TV for the last 10-15 years or so has blown away everything from the 60+ years that came before it. At the same time, non-family-friendly movies for the last 10-15 years have been completely formulaic and uninteresting. I think that's why we're seeing a decent number of upper-middle-tier film stars cross over to television... they are the ones who are more interested in the story than the paycheck.

Liam Neeson had the line "Release the copper choppers". Not quite as direct a reference, but the adults I was around picked up on it.

I'll just have to watch it again, then.

Although it's both awesome and sad that the LEGO Movie has more depth and layers to it than 90% of 'grown up' movies.

I friggin loved the Lego movie. I still collect LEGOs occasionally, but even then I wasn't expecting the movie to be as good as it was. Nor was I expecting Will Ferrell to be a caricature of myself when it comes to my collection vs my kids collection. Nor was I expecting that there were many more just like me, judging by the uncomfortable laughter in the audience during that scene.

I didn't realize Robocop came out yet. Was mildly interested in it, might catch it on Netflix or something. Didn't really have any interest in the Lego movie, and based on the "blooper" thing in the Video tab yesterday, still not really interested in seeing it. There really haven't been many movies I'm interested in lately, though, so..

BATMANATEE:DC just announced that the Justice League movie will be made with Mega Bloks.

You say that as if it's an insult. Mega minifigs are 30x cooler than Lego minisucks. Hell, if they had made this movie with Megaminis, the movie actually could have been entirely stop-motion with only faces needing CGI.

Scorpitron is reduced to a thin red paste:Was there a market for a Robocop movie? Seems a bad idea to make an expensive remaking a very old cult favorite. Seems as misguided in its way as, say, Ender's Game. There's no market there at all.

That's been my question about all the 80's action remakes that Hollywood's been greenlighting in the last couple years. Who on earth keeps asking for them?

Conan, Total Recall, Red Dawn, Judge Dredd (okay, technically that's 90s), and now this. Pretty much all of them have flopped at the box office, so you'd think the studios would get the message at this point that there's no audience for these films. Young people have no interest in seeing them because they never grew up on them so the nostalgia hook won't bite. And the older crowd likely won't want to watch a bastardized remake of their childhood memories that stars new actors that they don't care about. They would probably much rather just go see another Expendables sequel instead.

Saw Robocop and it's an OK movie, it's fine. Not as good as, say, the newer Judge Dredd, but not quite as bland and pointless as Total Recall remake. It's completely forgettable, but for a barren wasteland of movies in February, worth watching. I guess.

the_vegetarian_cannibal:Scorpitron is reduced to a thin red paste: Was there a market for a Robocop movie? Seems a bad idea to make an expensive remaking a very old cult favorite. Seems as misguided in its way as, say, Ender's Game. There's no market there at all.

That's been my question about all the 80's action remakes that Hollywood's been greenlighting in the last couple years. Who on earth keeps asking for them?

Conan, Total Recall, Red Dawn, Judge Dredd (okay, technically that's 90s), and now this. Pretty much all of them have flopped at the box office, so you'd think the studios would get the message at this point that there's no audience for these films. Young people have no interest in seeing them because they never grew up on them so the nostalgia hook won't bite. And the older crowd likely won't want to watch a bastardized remake of their childhood memories that stars new actors that they don't care about. They would probably much rather just go see another Expendables sequel instead.

I can only guess some of those kids who loved those movies are in positions of power and are getting them greenlighted now, whether as execs or in other roles. Also it's still safer to take established intellectual properties than try to start something completely new.

But yeah, it's sucky. I can't stand superheroes and I also can't stand distant shadows of the strange Total Recalls and Robocops of my youth.

the_vegetarian_cannibal:Scorpitron is reduced to a thin red paste: Was there a market for a Robocop movie? Seems a bad idea to make an expensive remaking a very old cult favorite. Seems as misguided in its way as, say, Ender's Game. There's no market there at all.

That's been my question about all the 80's action remakes that Hollywood's been greenlighting in the last couple years. Who on earth keeps asking for them?

Conan, Total Recall, Red Dawn, Judge Dredd (okay, technically that's 90s), and now this. Pretty much all of them have flopped at the box office, so you'd think the studios would get the message at this point that there's no audience for these films. Young people have no interest in seeing them because they never grew up on them so the nostalgia hook won't bite. And the older crowd likely won't want to watch a bastardized remake of their childhood memories that stars new actors that they don't care about. They would probably much rather just go see another Expendables sequel instead.

I find it weird also, these remakes with no audience, like the Honeymooners one with African Americans. No one who remembers the original would want to see it and nobody young would know why they should care. Conversely, they could remake the Breakfast Club every 3 years for each new group of high schoolers and hasnt done so

One of the reasons that I liked the idea of a remake for that one (and a rule that I wish would be applied when they get greenlit in the future) was that the original movie was terrible. If you're going to remake something, do it for something that was bad the first time around.

the_vegetarian_cannibal:Scorpitron is reduced to a thin red paste: Was there a market for a Robocop movie? Seems a bad idea to make an expensive remaking a very old cult favorite. Seems as misguided in its way as, say, Ender's Game. There's no market there at all.

That's been my question about all the 80's action remakes that Hollywood's been greenlighting in the last couple years. Who on earth keeps asking for them?

Conan, Total Recall, Red Dawn, Judge Dredd (okay, technically that's 90s), and now this. Pretty much all of them have flopped at the box office, so you'd think the studios would get the message at this point that there's no audience for these films. Young people have no interest in seeing them because they never grew up on them so the nostalgia hook won't bite. And the older crowd likely won't want to watch a bastardized remake of their childhood memories that stars new actors that they don't care about. They would probably much rather just go see another Expendables sequel instead.

Actually, the new Dredd movie was really good. So good, it almost washes away the taint of the Stalone movie from your mind. People didn't go see it because the memory of that abomination was still fresh. Watch Dredd if you haven't seen it yet, you'll be happy you did.

The Conan film had potential, especially since Jason Momoa looks more like REH's description in the stories. The big problem was that the creator of the Age of Conan MMO was one of the producers, and the movie turned into a 2 hour ad for what had become a free - to play game at that point. Seriously, when they showed Conan home village in the movie, it looked exactly like it does in the game. Also, the necromancy and Acheron were also straight out of the game. It really ruined the potential that movie had.

JohnnyC:I want to see the new Robocop movie and The Lego Movie, but I generally wait to watch movies until after they come out on Blu-Ray. I personally don't let "how many people wanted to and were able to go see the movie at the theater" determine whether or not I'll enjoy it. But if being in agreement with whoever the fark those people are is important to you, okay.

How can you have an account for over 11 years and just now be passing judgement on these threads?\

Bane of Broone:JohnnyC: I want to see the new Robocop movie and The Lego Movie, but I generally wait to watch movies until after they come out on Blu-Ray. I personally don't let "how many people wanted to and were able to go see the movie at the theater" determine whether or not I'll enjoy it. But if being in agreement with whoever the fark those people are is important to you, okay.

How can you have an account for over 11 years and just now be passing judgement on these threads?\

Farking hipsters.... :p

I only come to these threads because they are a nice summary of the current movies that are out with reviews by farkers.